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Posted on January 12, 2018

Drilling : How To Do It Right

If you want to make a certain technique part of your game you can not learn it once in class and have it instantly ready for rolling. It is going …

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Posted on December 7, 2017

The 3 Types Of Training Partners We Need

A Gracie Barra Blog reader messaged me and had the following question : “Hi, I’ve been training a little over a year. I heard that the best way to get …

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Posted on September 25, 2017January 10, 2018

"How Do I Know If I'm Getting Better?"

To get good at jiu-jitsu is a long process. Between moments of success (ex. A gold medal in a tournament or new belt promotion) there are many periods where the …

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Posted on June 16, 2017January 10, 2018

Get a Grip! Some important points about grip fighting in Jiu-Jitsu

If you watch some of the world class level competitions you will see that a significant part of passing the guard / defending the guard is about grip fighting. Hand fighting …

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Posted on June 22, 2016

GB Techniques: The Spider Guard

This week, Gracie Barra studies the Spider Guard – a powerful defensive and offensive position in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. There are a number of variations of grips and perhaps more sweeps can …

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Posted on December 7, 2015

The Guard – 6 Building Blocks for Your Guard

Often when discussions of different grappling styles come up – sambo, judo, catch wrestling etc – we are reminded that many key techniques in bjj are also contained in these …

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Posted on July 17, 2015

Concepts vs. Techniques – Two Ways of Learning BJJ

When a student first begins to study bjj, they discover that there are an enormous number of moves that must be learned! Not only are there an overwhelming number of individual …

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Posted on July 14, 2015

Details! – The Idea of Advanced Basics

More and more, when I have conversations with advanced belts who have been training for several years, they say that they have returned their training focus to the “basic” techniques. Hip …

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Posted on June 18, 2015January 10, 2018

Experiment! Your Own Jiu-jitsu Laboratory

The instructor has a large role in the student’s progression of bjj, especially in that first year of training. As the student gains experience, they should take on a larger …

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Posted on March 25, 2015January 10, 2018

Developing Your "A" Game – Tips on Finding Your Strongest Positions

It doesn’t take long into your study of bjj before you start to experience success with some positions or submissions. It seems that whenever you roll, you find yourself in …

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